A grand jury has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on felony securities fraud charges that accuse the Republican of misleading investors before he took over as the state's top law enforcement officer, a special prosecutor said Saturday.

A national drag pageant's decision to update its rules extending participation by some transgender people -- but excluding transgender people who have not yet had gender reassignment surgery -- has caused confusion.

A Kansas Department of Children and Families official said Friday that the state will continue to allow qualified single adults to serve as foster parents said her agency isn't ready to say whether it will allow married same-sex couples to do so.